Composition for stopping leaks.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH T. THOMPSON, OE HAT'I'ON, NORTH DAKOTA.-

v COMIOSITION FOB STOPPING LEAKS.

No Drawing.

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH T. TrroniPsoN, a citizen of the United States,'r.eS1ding at Hatton, in the county of Traill and State of North Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Compositions for Stopping Leaks, of' which the following 1s a specification. I

This invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in a compound adapted -to be employed repairing and mounting metallic articles or structures, such as; boilers, cylinders, automoblle radlators and o1nts,

and couplings of various kinds.

' In carrying out my invention, it is my purpose to provide a compound which is Lamp black"; 5. 82% Ground linseed 4G. 60% l'Vood ashes 77% Flour 15. 53% Oat meal 23.31% C amphor .97%

The various ingredients of my compound are thoroughly mixed so that they form a powder which, 'as,above-stated, is mixed with the water in the receptacle. and will Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Patented u i tg. 19,1913.

Application filed February 13, 1912. Serial No. 677,306;

act to stop any leaks, cracks or breaks in such receptacle.

The action of the various 'i'ngredie ts, upon one another in stopping a'lieak is, cal cording to my understanding, as follows, although it is not asserted that [other or different peculiarities may not be present; the compound of which the ingredients above specified form -.the component parts, will seek the opening or fracture with the cur: rent of water. The flour-and oatmeal form a doughy substance which collects and "re-.

tains the other "ingredients of the compound,

the-flour filling in and making the-oatmeal.

more compactin its expansion, while the camph or, in' ,1parts to the oatmeal and flour elasticity Hand when heated unites with the manner that a hard substance is formed that fills the opening or fracture and stops the leak. The Wood ashes, so far as I have been abletpt determine is the principal hardening element in the composition attdjforms, in connection with the other ingredients, a glazed hard coating which adheres to the fracture after the fashion of solder. The linseed in conjunction with the lamp black produces an adhesive substance for the ashes and camphor in hardening process.

I claim f The herein described composition. comprising lamp black, 5.82%, ground linseed, 46.60%, Wood ashes, 7.77%, flour, 15.53%,

oat meal, 23.31%, and camphor, .97%.

- Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two-witnesses.

JOE. T. THOMPSON. Witnesses:

T. R. ROBINSON, SAM. SPANGELAND.

-linseed, lamp black and wood ashes in such I 

